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Family-Centered Functional Therapy--A Choice for Children with Motor Dysfunction.
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Darrah, Johanna; Law, Mary; Pollock, Nancy – Infants and Young Children, 2001
This article discusses family-centered functional therapy, a model of practice for children with motor dysfunction based on tenets derived from family-centered philosophy and dynamic systems theory. This model stipulates that parents must be included in the identification of functional goals. Positive results of pilot work with 12 children are…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Children, Family Involvement, Family Programs
The Prescribed Pediatric Center: A Medical Day Treatment Program for Children with Complex Medical Conditions.
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Ruppert, Elizabeth S.; Karst, Thomas O.; Brogan, Mark G. – Infants and Young Children, 1998
The Prescribed Pediatric Center (Toledo, Ohio) is a community-based, multidisciplinary program for infants and children with chronic, complex medical conditions. This article describes program beginnings; the planning process; and the program's growth, development, and components. Initial program evaluation indicates positive effects on some…
Descriptors: Children, Chronic Illness, Community Programs, Family Involvement
Integrating Training in Family-Centered Practices in Context: Implications for Implementing Change Activities.
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Granlund, Mats; Bjorck-Akesson, Eva – Infants and Young Children, 2000
This article discusses in-service training of Swedish professionals in family-centered intervention for families with children with disabilities. The training, which has been implemented on an interdisciplinary team basis in the context of ordinary habilitation services, is described as one of several options for fostering improvement within an…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Children, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education